Combination sash fastener and lifter.



F. SIMMONS. COMBINATION SASH FASTENER AND LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, 1909.

Patented May 24, 1910.

I) 2 I I I QIgLI'ENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

FRANCIS sI M moNs, or o'nrcaoo, ILLINOIS.

' COMBINATION sAsH' FAHTENER Am: mrrsn.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 24, 1910.

Application filed September 3, 1909. Serial No. 516,156.

, Fasteners and Lifters, ofwhieh the follow ing is a specification.

This invention is a combination sash fastener and lifter, and has forits object to provide an improved device of the kind which will beattached to a winddw sash and which can be used to lift the "same, andsimultaneously engage or disengage. a locking bolt which will fasten thesash in position at the desired height. By providing a combined lifterand lock the use of two separate devices is avoided.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichFigure 1 is a front elevation of a window sash and frame provided withthe device; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the device with the frontplate of its casing removed; Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 33 ofFig. 2.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates the lower rail of awindow sash, which slide in a casing 7, the stile or jamb of the casingbeing provided with a rack or series of holes as indicated at 8. Theattachment hereinafter described may be fastened to the front of thesash rail, but will preferably be sunken in a recess therein, so as tobring the face plate flush with the front of the rail.

The parts comprise a casing 9 made of sheet metal or the like and havinga face plate 10 in which a recess 11 is formed to receive the fingers ofthe operator. This recess is conveniently formed by cutting out asection of the plate along the top and two sides, forming a. flap 12which is bent back and serves to guide the fingers to the bolt operatingdevice. The edge of the opening is rounded at the top, as indicated at13, so as to avoid cutting or injuring the hand of the operator when thesash is lifted.

A bolt 14 is arranged to slide in a transverse bore in the bottom railof the sash.

Or, if the device is applied to the front of the sash, suitable guidesfor the bolt will be provided. The outer end of the bolt is arranged toengage the rack 8 when it is advanced. At its inner end it has an eye 15which receives the lower end of the depending arm 16 of a bent or bellcrank lever the upper arm of which is flattened to form a' finger piece17, said arm being located in the upper art of the casing, and the leveris pivote "at 18. A spring 19, attached to the top of the casing, bearson the arm 17 and normally pushes the same down to hold the bolt inengagement with the rack. The upper edge of the flap 12 forms a stop forthe lever.

In the operation of the device, when the hand is inserted in theopening, 11, the ends of the fingers of the operator will press upwardlyagainst the finger piece 17 and when the pressure is applied the leverwill turn on its pivot, thereby drawing the bolt 14 inwardly, orretracting the same from the rack, and further pressure will lift thesash to the desired position; and when the pressure is released thespring will advance the bolt and cause the end thereof to engage therack and thereby hold the sash in position. The bolt thus acts to lockthe sash in any position desired, and the whole forms a sash lifter andfastener capable of manipulation with one hand. To lower the sash thefingers are pressed against the piece 17, with the thumb against the topof the casing or sash rail, in order to release the bolt, which is thusheld released while the sash is lowered. A window may be left open withcomparative safety, because the operating lever is concealed in theupper part of the casing and manipulation thereof from the outside ofthe window would be very diflicult.

I claim:

A combined window-sash lifter and fastener, comprising a casing fixed tothe sash rail and having a face plate made of sheet metal with a flapcut therein forming a hand hole in the front thereof, said flap beingbent backwardly from the lower edge of the hole to form a guide for thefingers,

a bent lever located in the casing and pivcasing, and a spring tendingto advance the oted thereto and having a horizontal arm bolt. 10

located above the hand hole and fla and 'In testimon whereof, I aflixnzysignature v arranged to sto a ainst the upper e ge of in presence 0 twowitnesses.

the latter, and a so aving a dependin arm, FRANCIS SIMMONS. a boltconnected to the lower end of t e de- Witnesses: pending arm andextending outwardly to NELLIE FEL'rsKoo,

the edge ofvthe sash to engage the window H. G. BAToHELoR.

